California to shut down private prisons and immigrant detention centers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday that will end the use of private prisons and privately-run immigration detention facilities. Under…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday that will end the use of private prisons and privately-run immigration detention facilities. Under…
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon confirmed Friday that US troops in Syria “came under artillery fire from Turkish positions” and demanded that Turkey halt…
Continue ReadingA version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Impeachment Watch newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. What a week. We…
Continue ReadingA fresh series of Facebook ads this week by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren seeks to put the social media giant on the…
Continue ReadingWith the indictment Thursday of associates of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, New York federal prosecutors are yet…
Continue ReadingFormer Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a new assessment of President Donald Trump as “a very, very smart man” who won’t be…
Continue ReadingJimmy Carter isn’t doing a photo opportunity. He’s here to work. The former president stands underneath a tent on a muddy lot on a recent…
Continue ReadingFirst things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits to Timon & Pumbaa. Poll of the week: A new Fox News poll of Democratic…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump on Friday questioned why the US government is protecting the whistleblower whose complaint sparked House Democrats’…
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon will deploy 1,800 more troops to Saudi Arabia in response to requests by the leading US military commander in the Middle East and, in…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, is facing an investigation by federal prosecutors into whether his involvement with…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, is being investigated by federal prosecutors in New York for possible lobbying…
Continue ReadingUS and Chinese negotiators reached a preliminary agreement Friday that will ease trade tensions, but it falls short of a comprehensive deal.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday requiring medication abortion services at public state universities starting in 2023. “As…
Continue ReadingA new letter that has been signed by 27 former foreign service and high-ranking national security officials calls on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
Continue ReadingFive federal courts dealt blows to President Donald Trump on Friday just as the limits of his legal strategy to block an impeachment inquiry became…
Continue ReadingA senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has resigned, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday. The adviser, Michael…
Continue ReadingA source close to President Donald Trump’s legal team tells CNN that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is still the President’s…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has relentlessly pushed to build a border wall and tighten immigration restrictions. He’s also fought efforts to acquire…
Continue ReadingImagine a man negotiating a crushingly repressive governing machine, doing it from the inside, and sweeping to power. Then imagine him immediately…
Continue ReadingFormer US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch defied the White House on Friday in testifying before Congress, where she told lawmakers that…
Continue ReadingAfter being arrested and charged with domestic violence last week, El Paso City Councilman Sam Morgan was noticeably absent Friday from a community…
Continue ReadingKevin McAleenan, the acting secretary of homeland security since April and the fourth person to serve in that post since the Trump presidency began,…
Continue ReadingActing Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was prevented from speaking at an event Monday morning in Washington after repeated interruptions…
Continue ReadingDeutsche Bank does not have President Donald Trump’s tax returns, according to a federal appeals court that’s reviewed details of what…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a Republican Senate candidate in Minnesota who once said members of the Republican Party had “dual…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump roiled some of his top allies in Congress this week with a surprise withdrawal from northern Syria. The move earned a rare…
Continue ReadingSecretary of Defense Mark Esper said Friday the US is not abandoning its Kurdish allies who are now under attack from Turkey’s military…
Continue ReadingThree federal judges took direct aim at President Donald Trump’s immigration policies on Friday with three rulings blocking efforts to make it…
Continue ReadingVermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has so far amassed the largest third quarter fundraising haul among the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, with…
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